Mizoram Helps Refugee Children From Myanmar Get Back To Learning

Around 400 children from Myanmar have been admitted to different schools across Mizoram, a minister had said.

The number of refugees taking shelter in Mizoram after fleeing from Myanmar is increasing, and so is the number of refugee children of school age. To ensure their education, the Mizoram government has taken up the task to enroll the refugee children in local schools across the state. Since Myanmar's military coup in February, tens of thousands of Myanmar nationals have fled the country to escape the violent crackdown and taken refuge in the bordering states of India. Six Mizoram districts - Champhai, Siaha, Lawngtlai, Serchhip, Hnahthial and Saitual - share a 510 km long international border with Myanmar. Around 400 children from Myanmar have been admitted to different schools across the state, a minister told news agency PTI earlier this month. Photos of refugee children studying at a government-run primary school in Thingsai village of Hnahthial district in Mizoram were shared by local journalists recently. One of the photos showed the children holding placards saying "Thank You Mizoram" in English and Mizo languages.